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Large-scale photovoltaic power plants
range 401 - 450

"Groundwater can stay polluted for several thousand years."
(http://www.freshwater.org/water_facts.html)

Solarpark Hemau - standalone photovoltaic power plant - 4 MWp Solarpark Sonnen - standalone photovoltaic power plant - 1,75 MWp Solarpark Markstetten - photovoltaic power plant - 1,6 MWp

Some German large standalone photovoltaic systems
(source: EPURON, Hamburg)

Read more in "pvresources.com Annual Report 2007"...

World's largest photovoltaic systems are presented in the table below. The list is divided into tables - each table includes 50 plants. For each listed plant basic data is available (power, country, location, basic description etc.). Currently list with 1000 large photovoltaic plants is available (peak power > 190 kWp). In the table you may find different systems: standalone, hybrid, distributed, building integrated etc. But only systems (or system) which forms a unique photovoltaic power plant as a whole, are considered. If some power plants are missing and should be included in this table, or if some entries in the table should be modified, please send information to email. Some other interesting BIPV system can you find in BIPV section. Some additional interesting information about cumulative power installed in IEA PVPS member countries can be found on IEA-PVPS web pages. Countries - click on the country name or flag to see detailed map (where available) - included in the list are:

Germany   United States   Italy   Japan   Spain   Netherlands   Portugal - Germany, USA, Italy, Japan, Spain, the Netherlands, Portugal

France   Switzerland   Philippines   Réunion Island   Australia   Thailand - France, Switzerland, the Philippines, Réunion Island, Australia, Thailand

China   Saudi Arabia   Czech Republic   United Kingdom   Austria   Belgium - China, Saudi Arabia, Czech Republic, United Kingdom, Austria, Belgium

Luxembourg   Korea   Malaysia   Mexico   India   Greece   Rwanda   - Luxembourg, Korea, Malaysia, Mexico, India, Greece, Rwanda

The main source of information included in the table below are various internet sources. The list should be as accurate as possible. Howewer the mistakes and missentries can not be excluded. Please inform me if some plants are not included or if the entries should be modified. For other especially interesting large systems please follow the links below:

Special thanks for contributions (permissions to use pictures, errata etc.) to Top 50/100, Top 25 BIPV and to Top 5 ranked by country lists - listed in alphabetic order:

Accener S.L., APS, www.bergfoto.ch, Beck Energy GmbH, BP Solar, Cagayan Electric Power & Light Co.,Inc., Chevron Energy Solutions, City Solar AG, Deutsche BP AG, Ecofys, Ecostream, EEPro, Elektro Kirchner GmbH, ENEL, Energetica Energietechnik, EPURON GmbH, First Solar GmbH, Gehrlicher Umweltschonende Energiesysteme GmbH, Generaciones Fotovoltaicas de la Mancha, Geo-Images Project, Department of Geography, University of California, Berkeley, GEOSOL Gesellschaft für Solarenergie mbH, Glaswerke Arnold GmbH&Co.KG, Globalsolar Inc., Goldbeck Solar GmbH, Gregory Kerwin, Grupo Enerpal, Tom Hansen (Tucson Electric Power), IBC SOLAR AG, IM2 Energia Solar, Jayme da Costa, juwi GmbH, K&S Consulting GmbH, Kahn Solar, Korowatt s.r.o., Martin Bucher Projektentwicklungen, Joel Mendel, Michelin Reifenwerke KGaA, MySolar, Takashi Oozeki - AIST, Pfalzwerke AG, Phoenix Solar AG, Pohlen Solar GmbH, Polder PV - Peter Segaar, PowerLight Corporation, PV Labor der HTI Bern, Ra Solar, Ralos Vertriebs GmbH, Reginald Brown (BSRIA Ltd), S.E. Project™ S.r.l., Scheuten Solar Technology, Seoul Marine Co., Sharp Electronics Europe GmbH, Shell Solar, Siemens Nederland N.V., SMA Technologie AG, Solar Energiedach GmbH, Solar Engineering Decker & Mack GmbH, Solar World SolarCraft, Solarparc AG, Solarpark Rodenäs GmbH, Solarstrom Schwaben GmbH, SonnenEnergie GmbH, Stephan Schröder Management GmbH, StroomWerk, Sun Power & Geothermal Energy, SunEnergy GmbH, SunStrom GmbH, TAUBER-SOLAR Management GmbH, Bram Vorster, WIRSOL GmbH, WorldWater & Power Corp., Floris Wouterlood

 

Power

Location

Description

Constructed

MWh/GHG

Picture

751 kW

usa USA,
Oakland, CA

Ground Mounted Photovoltaic System, Port of Oakland

GM, GC

SunEdison LLC
2007

1000 MWh

 

750 kW

es Spain,
Bonete
(Albacete)

Huerta Solar Bonete

GM, GC, TRAC

City Solar AG
December 2007

   

750 kW

usa USA,
Long Beach, CA

Solar energy system at the Long Beach Convention and Entertainment Center

RM, GC, TF

2007

   

750 kW*
estimation

es Spain,
Concentaina
(Alicante)

Co.Jover

RM, GC

4487 Schüco modules 130 Wp, 165 Wp, 170 Wp
Simens inverters

Grupo Sitec
June 2007

830 MWh
500 tons CO2 emission reduction annually

 

750 kW

jp Japan,
Miyakojima Island, Okinawa

Miyakojima Photovoltaic System

GM, HY, DI

Hybrid System with 300 kW diesel backup.

1995

   

740 kW

es Spain,
Montearagón
Toledo

Central fotovoltaica "Pablo VI"

GM, GC

Qohelet Solar S.A.

958 MWh
1100 tons CO2 2,8 tons SO2 emission reduction annually

 

739 kW

de Germany,
Langenselbold

ALDI Langenselbold

RM, GC

Pohlen Solar GmbH

2007

450 tons CO2 emission reduction annually

 

736 kW

de Germany,
Waltenhofen (Fürstenfeldbruck)


Picture courtesy:
Deutsche BP AG

Solarpark Waltenhofen

GM, GC

pdf

4600 BP 3160 QS (poly) modules.

BP Solar
June 2004

750 MWh
520 tons CO2 emission reduction annually.

Solarpark Waltenhofen, Germany

724 kW

usa USA,
Los Angeles, CA

Loyola Marymount University

BIPV, RM, DIST, GC

Three systems 124 kW, 373 kW and 226 kW

6513 modules used

www

PowerLight Corp.
April 2003
spring 2004

208 tons CO2 emission reduction annually

 

723 kW

usa USA,
Ontario, CA

Solar electric roof-top installation at Coastal Pacific Foods' distribution facility

RM, GC

4320 KC190 GT Kyocera modules

SunEdison LLC
Kyocera Solar Inc.
July 2006

   

720 kW

de Germany,
Wilhelmshaven

Photovoltaikprojekt - Industriehallen 2 & 4, Banter See, Wilhelmshaven

RM, GC

Innoferm GmbH
2007

710 MWh

 

712 kW

de Germany,
Freiberg


Picture courtesy:
SunStrom GmbH

Deutsche Solar AG

RM, FM, GC

roof and facade mounted PV systems. 240 kW roof mounted system, 120 kW facade mounted system etc

SunStrom GmbH
2004

 

DeutscheSolar, 360 kWp; courtesy SunStrom GmbH

710 kW

de Germany,
Obing am See
(Bavaria)

Fröschlhof

4200 modules

PV Systemtechnik GbR
December 2006

   

702 kW

cz Czech Republic,
Ostrožská Lhota
(Zlín region)

Photovoltaic Plant HiTech 700

GM, GC

SolarMax inverters

HiTechSolar, s.r.o.
September 2007

   

700 kW

usa USA,
Port Elisabeth, NJ

East Coast Warehouse

RM, GC, TF

Metal roof with 5140 UNI-SOLAR® "peel and stick" PV laminates

Turtle Energy LLC
American Energy Technologies Inc.
2007

   

700 kW

es Spain,
Villarrasa
(Huelva)

PV plant Villarasa

GM, GC

Solon 210 Wp modules

Ecostream

   

700 kW

es Spain,
Villalba de Alcor
(Huelva)

PV plant Villalba de Alcor

GM, GC

Solon 210 Wp modules

Ecostream

   

700 kW

it Italy,
Magre
(Bolzano)

Cooperativa frutticola Kurmar-Unifrut

RM, GC

 

400 tons CO2 emission reduction annually

 

700 kW

de Germany,
Schergendorf
Passau

Solarpark Schergendorf

GM, GC, TRAC

part of Solarpark Passauer Land

First Solar FS 62, FS 65 modules single axis tracking
Siemens, SinvertSolar MS inverters

Nordstrom
December 2006

   

700 kW

es Spain,
Daimiel
(Ciudad Real)

El Parque Daimiel Solar - Poligono industrial de Daimiel

GM, GC

140 x 5 kW units

April 2007

683 tons CO2, 1,52 tons SO2, 1,9 tons NOx emission reduction annually

 

699 kW

usa USA,
East Windsor, NJ

Shiseido's East Windsor facility

RM, GC

3464 SunPower modules

SunPower Corp.
April 2007

283 tons CO2 emission reduction annually

 

697 kW

de Germany,
Mainz

Gewerbehallen, Mainz

RM, GC

juwi GmbH
2004

   

694 kW

de Germany,
Freiburg


Picture source:
Solar Fabrik AG, Freiburg

Messe Freiburg

BIPV, RM, GC

Stage 1: 440 kW

Stage 2: 254 kW, constructed in June 2006
1210 Solar World modules 210 W
SC250 SMA inverter.

Goldbeck Solar GmbH
stage 2
June 2006

 

Messe Freiburg, Germany

693 kW

cz Czech Republic,
Bušanovice


Picture courtesy:
Korowatt s.r.o.

Ground mounted PV plant in Bušanovice

GM, GC

5320 Mitsubishi PV-MF 130EA 2L modules
2 x SolarMax 300 C inverter

January 2007

628 MWh
725 tons CO2 emission reduction annually

PV plant Busanovice 693 kWp, Czech republic, courtesy Korowatt s.r.o.

690 kW

de Germany,
Nordhausen

Co.Feuer Powertrain, Nordhausen

RM, GC

Goldbeck Solar GmbH
November 2005

   

680 kW

de Germany,
Gahr

RM, GC

ideematec GmbH
2007

   

680 kW

usa USA,
Kauai, HI

Costco Wholesale Corporation

RM, GC

3888 Mitsubishi 175UD4 modules
2 x Xantrex 225S-480-P
1 x Xantrex 100S-480-P inverters

REC Solar Inc.
2008

   

680 kW

usa USA,
Kona, HI

Costco Wholesale Corporation

RM, GC

3888 Mitsubishi 175UD4 modules
2 x Xantrex 225S-480-P
1 x Xantrex 100S-480-P inverters

REC Solar Inc.
2007

   

680 kW

usa USA,
Whippany, NJ

Tiffany & Co. retail distribution center in Whippany

RM, GC

3270 SunPower Powerguard® modules

PowerLight Corp.
2006

781 MWh
270 tons CO2 emission reduction annually

 

680 kW

usa USA,
North Bergern, NJ

WY Industries

3270 modules

PowerLight Corp.
altPOWER Inc.
2006

   

680 kW

de Germany,
Hutschdorf

Grid-connected plant Hutschdorf

GM, GC

consists of 7 subsystems

Kaneka K54 solar modules
210 x Froonius IG 30 inverters.

IBC SOLAR AG
January 2004

   

680 kW

it Italy,
Foggia


Picture courtesy:
IEA PVPS Task 2

Delphos Power Plant

GM, GC

More details...

ENEA, ANIT
1986-1992

 

Delphos PV plant

677 kW

es Spain,
Valencia de Mombuey
(Badajoz)

Planta solar Fotovoltaica de Valencia de Mombuey

GM, GC, TRAC

www

77 x 8,8 kWp units
Mecasolar trackers
Mastervolt inverters

2006

   

677 kW

de Germany,
Saalburg-
Ebersdorf


Picture courtesy:
SunStrom GmbH

RM, GC

SunStrom GmbH
2006

 

Roof mounted PV plant in Saalburg Ebersdorf, 677 kWp; courtesy SunStrom GmbH

675 kW

de Germany,
Heinebach


Picture courtesy:
Elektro Kirchner GmbH

Solarpark Heinebach "Projekt Sonnenei"

GM, GC, TRAC, DIST, RM

standalone part consists of 67 double axis trackers 4,4 kWp each
two roof mounted systems with 121 kWp each

Elektro Kirchner GmbH
2005-2007

635 MWh

Solarpark Heinebach "Projekt Sonnenei", 306 kWp - courtesy Elektro Kirchner GmbH

675 kW

usa USA,
San Fransisco, CA

Moscone Convention Center

BIPV, RM, GC

5400 modules

pdf

PowerLight Corp.
March 2004

1166 tons CO2 emission reduction annually

 

674 kW

nl The Netherlands,
Waalwijk

"Ecopark Waalwijk"

GM, GC, HY, WI, BG

Hybrid system: 674 kWp PV, 5 wind turbines 1,5 MW and a landfill gas recovery

www

October 2005

   

674 kW

usa USA,
Mauna Lani, HA


Picture courtesy:
PowerLight Corp.

Mauna Lani Hotel and Bay Resort

BIPV, RM, DIST, TRAC, GC

pdf

More details...

PowerLight Corp.
1998-2003

 

Mauna Lani Hotel & Bay Resort

672 kW

es Spain,
Maga&ncirc;a
(Soria)

Huerta Solar Guadarrama

GM, GC

Tenesol TE2000 modules
Siemens 100 kW inverters

Fotosolar Energia Renovable
2004

800 MWh

 

672 kW

de Germany,
Hofstetten

Grid-connected plant, Hofstetten

GM, GC

5600 Kaneka K120-V modules
Volkmann & Rossbach GmbH & Co.KG mounting structures

IBC SOLAR AG
2005

403 tons CO2 emission reduction annually

 

670 kW

cz Czech Republic,
Dubňany

Photovoltaic plant FVE Sluneta in Dubňany

GM, GC, TRAC
fixed and tracking arrays

Schüco, Sharp, PVT, Mitsubishi modules
SMA SB 3300, 5000 TL, SMC 7000, 8000 TL, inverters

August 2007

700 MWh

 

668 kW

usa USA,
Fresno, CA

Fresno Municipal Service Center

BIPV, RM, DIST, GC

System consists of three parts:
276 kWp, 276 kWp and 116 kWp.

PowerLight Corp.
April 2004

GHG reduction about 5700 tons CO2 over the lifetime

 

661 kW

de Germany,
Dortmund

Westfalenhallen Dortmund

BIPV, GC

306 kW constructed in 2002
4500 modules

355 kW added in 2005
1750 modules

2002 - 2005

550 MWh

 

660 kW

de Germany,
Grafenau
Bayern

Bavarian Forest National Park PV installation

RM, GC

3484 Inowatt modules
12 inverters

Inowatt Elektro Technik GmbH
2007

   

656 kW

usa USA,
Parsippany, NJ

Tiffany & Co. retail distribution center in Parsippany

RM, GC

3124 SunPower Powerguard® modules

PowerLight Corp.
2006

754 MWh
250 tons CO2 emission reduction annually

 

655 kW

de Germany,
Munich

Thin film test PV lant on parking house of Munich Fair

RM, GC

Gehrlicher Umweltschonende Energiesysteme GmbH
2004

   

643 kW

de Germany,
Regenstauf

ALDI Regenstauf 3

RM, GC

Pohlen Solar GmbH

2007

400 tons CO2 emission reduction annually

 

634 kW

de Germany,
Thalkirchen/ Sendling
(München, Bayern)

Warehouse, roof mounted system

RM, GC, DIST (two roofs)

3645 Inowatt modules
149 inverters

Inowatt Elektro Technik GmbH
2007

   

630 kW

aus Australia,
Sydney


Picture courtesy:
BP Solar

Athletes Village, olympic games

BIPV, RM, DIST, RES, GC

   

Olympic Village, Sydney

630 kW

jp Japan,
Gifu

Sanyo plant
Solar ark

BIPV, FA, GC

www

5046 Sanyo modules

SANYO Solar Energy Systems Co., Ltd.
2002

530 MWh
93 tons CO2 emission reduction annually

 



* Abbreviations - explanation

BG - Biogas as additional energy source in hybrid systems
BIPV - Building integrated photovoltaic system
BM - Biomass as additional energy source in hybrid systems
CONC - Concentrating photovoltaic system
CSC - Coloured solar cells
DI - Diesel fuel as additional source of energy in hybrid systems
DIST - Distributed photovoltaic system
GC - Grid-connected photovoltaic system
GM - Ground-mounted photovoltaic system
FC - Fuell cells as additional energy source in hybrid systems
FI - Facade-integrated system
FLEX - Flexible solar cells
FM - Facade-mounted system
HY - Hybrid photovoltaic system
NB - Noise barrier
PB - PV System part of a passive building
RES - Residental housing
RI - Roof-integrated photovoltaic system
RM - Roof-mounted photovoltaic system
SA - Standalone photovoltaic system
SV - "Shadow-Voltaic" system
TF - Thin-Film (aSi, CdTe, CIS etc.)
TRAC - Tracking system
TRAN - Transparent modules
WI - Wind as additional source of energy in hybrid systems
WP - Water pumping
 

Roofs available for PV installations in Germany

 

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Webmaster's choice - almost 800 roofs available for PV installations in June 2006. New roofs added continuously.

Additional information

 

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Webmaster's choice - many interesting BIPV application examples.